Renewable energy/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products. ^[e]
• Earth Sciences [r]: Add brief definition or description -->

Subtopics

• Solar power [r]: Energy sources based directly on the sun's electromagnetic radiation. ^[e]
• Wind power [r]: Uses turbines inside wind mills to generate electricity or pump water or do other work; see the Wind power article Wikipedia for details. ^[e]
• Hydropower [r]: Diverse forms of power produced by or with water. ^[e]
• Geothermal energy [r]: Extracts energy from the heat stored beneath the Earth's surface and uses it for space heating or for generating electricity; see the Geothermal power article on Wikipedia for details. ^[e]
• Tidal power [r]: Energy flows associated with tidal action. Some sources posit it to be an important alternative energy source. ^[e]
• Wave power [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Biomass [r]: A source of renewable energy, is biological material such as wood, wood waste, municipal solid waste, straw, sugar cane, algae, and many other byproducts derived from agricultural and forestry production as well as other sources. ^[e]
• Biofuels [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Biodiesel [r]: A substitute for petroleum-based diesel, made from biological products ^[e]

Other related topics

• International Renewable Energy Agency [r]: A new intergovernmental organization that became operational in 2010 for promoting the global commercialization of renewable energy. ^[e]
• Rocky Mountain Institute [r]: Add brief definition or description

• Energy efficiency [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Sustainable energy [r]: Energy that provides the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their energy needs. ^[e]
• Hydrogen economy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Electric vehicle [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hybrid vehicle [r]: A vehicle powered by two or more sources of energy. One common form of hybrid automobile, for example, has both gasoline and electric engines, along with technology for shifting between the two under different conditions with only limited attention or intervention by the driver. ^[e]